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| Criterion |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-120 min | 30-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |